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Laura Unsworth
Laura Roper (née Laura Unsworth) (born 8 March 1988) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for East Grinstead and the England and Great Britain national teams. She is the first British field hockey player to win three Olympic medals. Unsworth attended Coppice Primary School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and Loughborough University. Club career Roper plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead. She has also played for Holcombe, Loughborough Students and Sutton Coldfield. International career Unsworth made her international debut in 2008 and was part of the Great Britain teams that won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics and bronze medals at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Unsworth has also competed for England at the European Championships winning three bronze, one silver and a Gold medal, won in London in 2015. She also competed for England at the Commonwealth Games, secur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hockey At The Commonwealth Games
Hockey (known as field hockey in Canada) is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1998. Hockey is a core sport and must be included in the sporting program of each edition of the Games. Venues *1998 – Malaysia National Hockey Stadium *2002 – Belle Vue Leisure Centre *2006 – State Netball and Hockey Centre *2010 – Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium *2014 – Glasgow National Hockey Centre *2018 – Gold Coast Hockey Centre *2022 – University of Birmingham Men's tournament Results Summary :* = ''host nation'' Team appearances Women's tournament Results Summary :* = ''host nation'' Team appearances Medal table Total Men Women References {{Commonwealth Games women's field hockey tournament winners Sports at the Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England. England defeated Netherlands on penalty shuttles in the final, drawing initially 2-2, with goals from Lily Owsley and Sophie Bray. Defender Sam Quek was named Man of the Match in the final. Qualified teams * * * * * * * * Format The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge. Squads Results Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place classification Pool C ---- First to fourth place classification Semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
EuroHockey Nations Championship
The Men's EuroHockey Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. The tournament started in 1970. When the tournament is held close to the Summer Olympic games or the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the winner of the tournament is awarded a place in those competitions. The tournament has been won by five different national teams: Germany has the most titles with eight, the Netherlands follow with seven, Spain has two wins and England and Belgium have one title each. The most recent edition, held in Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Netherlands, Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, th ..., Germany, was won by the Netherlands who won their sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2010 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2010 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 10–18 July 2010 in Nottingham, England. Argentina won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. Teams Below are the teams qualified for the tournament, as listed by International Hockey Federation (FIH): * ( Defending champions) * (Champions of 2008 Summer Olympics and champions of 2006 World Cup) * (Host nation) * (Winner of 2009 Champions Challenge I) * (Second in 2008 Summer Olympics) * (Fourth in 2008 Summer Olympics) Umpires Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: *Frances Block (ENG) *Elena Eskina (RUS) *Amy Hassick (USA) *Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) *Michelle Joubert (RSA) *Lee Keum-ju (KOR) *Miao Lin (CHN) *Lisa Roach (AUS) Results ''All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00)'' Pool ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification Fifth and sixth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2010 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 12th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 29 August to 11 September 2010 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario, Argentina. Argentina women's national field hockey team, Argentina won the tournament for the second time after defeating 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup, defending champions the Netherlands women's national field hockey team, Netherlands 3–1 in the final. England women's national field hockey team, England won the third place match by defeating Germany women's national field hockey team, Germany 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal. Background After Argentina was confirmed as host nation, it was decided to hold the tournament in Buenos Aires in a new stadium built in Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires, GEBA's grounds, but the club later refused to organize it due to economical difficulties. The second option had been the Jockey Club de Rosario, venue of the 2004 Women's Hockey C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Women's Hockey World Cup
The Women's FIH Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and the final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since they merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1982. Since 1986, it has been held regularly once every four years, in the same year as the men's competition, which is mid-cycle between Summer Olympic games. Of the fourteen tournaments held so far, only four teams have won the event. Netherlands is the most successful team, having won the title nine times. Argentina, Germany and Australia are joint second best teams, having each won the title twice. So far, the Netherlands and Australia are the two champions able to defend their titles. At the end of the 2018 World Cup, fifteen nations had reached the semifinal of the tournament. The size of the tournament has ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hockey At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Tournament
The women's hockey event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre from 5 to 14 April 2018. Umpires Twelve umpires for the women's event were appointed by the International Hockey Federation. * Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS) * Jo Cumming (NZL) * Durga Devi (IND) * Ayanna McClean (TTO) * Aleisha NeUmann (AUS) * Lelia Sacre (CAN) * Emma Shelbourn (ENG) * Cookie Tan (SGP) * Wanri Venter (RSA) * Sarah Wilson (SCO) * Cathy Wright (WAL) * Aleesha Unka (NZL) Results ''All times are local (UTC+10)'' Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification matches Fifth to tenth place classification =Ninth and tenth place= =Seventh and eighth place= =Fifth and sixth place= First to fourth place classification =Semi-finals= ---- =Bronze medal match= =Gold medal match= Statistics Final standings Goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:Commonwealth Games 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hockey At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 5 to 14 April. The hockey competition was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre. This is the sixth time that the hockey competition was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the hockey competitions: Qualification A total of ten men's and women's team qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36 athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017, qualified for the games. Men's qualification Women's qualification Men's competition The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage. Group stage Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hockey At The 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's Tournament
''Hockey'' is a family of stick sports where two opposing teams use hockey sticks to propel a ball or disk into a goal. There are many types of hockey, and the individual sports vary in rules, numbers of players, apparel, and playing surface. Hockey includes both summer and winter variations that may be played on an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or an indoor gymnasium. Some forms of hockey require skates, either inline, roller or ice, while others do not. The various games are usually distnguished by proceding the word ''hockey'' with a qualifier, as in ''field hockey'', ''ice hockey'', ''roller hockey'', ''rink hockey'', or ''floor hockey''. In each of these sports, two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre the object of play, either a type of ball or a disk (such as a puck), into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. Two notable exceptions use a straight stick and an open disk (still referred to as a ''puck'') with a hole in the center instead. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hockey At The 2010 Commonwealth Games ...
The field hockey event for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium from 4 October to 14 October 2010. Men's tournament Medalists Women's tournament Medalists References {{Sports at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games 2010 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hockey At The 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's Tournament
The women's field hockey event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre from 24 July to 2 August 2014. Results Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- Fifth to tenth place classification Ninth and tenth place Seventh and eighth place Fifth and sixth place Medal round Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match Statistics Final rankings Goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:Commonwealth Games 2014 Women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses ... 2014 in women's field hockey International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Scotland 2014 in Scottish women's sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
